Ron Paul is Still Running

For those who have access to computers, and for those Americans who are seekers of truth, go to www.infowars.com It is an eye-opener for those who are deceived by our controlled zionist mainstream media.

We have 3 so-called Presidential choices in 2008. Truth is, Ron Paul is still running. But our mainstream, controlled media don't let the masses know it. Ron Paul is for freedom, of which we are losing.

We have McCain who was a VietNam POW and a hero to many. He is owned by the New World Order elite. Remember the scandal "Keating 5" and when real American heroes who fought in 'Nam went to him and John Kerry about POW's left over there? Both Kerry and McCain shoved their cries under the carpet! Plus, McCain's votes while in office have a lot to say about him.

We have Hillary Clinton, of the lying, scandalous Clinton Administration. She has been caught in more lies during her campaign. I believe she and Bill are socialist/communist. Ever see the movie "The Manchurian Candidate"? Sometimes unholy Hollywood brings out movies that are true to life.

We have charming, smooth talking Barak Obama. I like his mannerisms, but I have watched the campaign closely, and he is a double-talker. He is trying to use both sides of the issues to appeal to everyone. Obama is not a member of the CFR, but he has people advising him of the New World Order agenda, like Zbigneu Bryzinski, an NSA of the Carter administration, who also had some influence with the Reagan administration. Bryzinski has been around a long time, like Henry Kissinger, and neither are true to America. A snake never changes, it just sheds its skin.

Questions asked during the debates were not tough questions. I would like to hear the candidates talk about the North American Treaty Union (NATU) that is soon coming to America by 2010, and what all three will do to stop it. Over 80% of all Americans were against NAFTA, but our DC representatives did what the New World Order crowd told them to do.

We are puppets on a string. We have lost much of our control over our government.

Ron Paul will fight to get our Freedom Back He will stop the NATU and repeal NAFTA, go to a Fair Tax system, and abolish the IRS.

In our area, there were about 130 votes for Ron Paul, and these voters were wise. They know that something is drastically wrong with America. Many Americans are being deceived, confused and desensitized by our controlled media.

That's why it's good to get other access to the truth.

www infowars.com.

Patricia Blount
Savanna, IL

Crisis!

First inaugural address by Bush, he spouted these words: "Home ownership for all." The reality of Bush's words show in his actions - you are on your own!

Financial and housing crisis, materialistic consumers are partly to blame. Attitudes of "I want what I want and I want it now, and bigger and better." No $$$, just charge it and not pay the balance off each month, paying astronomical interest rates.

Building or buying mega houses and taking out loans with adjustable (insecure) interest rates - now they are down the drain financially. Sub-prime loans and people buying houses without adequate income find themselves homeless.

Frowned on by Bush are regulatory rules for business/financial institutions. Void by Bush's agencies are any enforcing of current rules that are law. The unprincipled blindness by Bush abd government agencies led to the housing crisis. Remember the Savings and Loan bail-out? Now, so far, only one financial institution has been bailed out by government, and more will follow.

Parents: Train your children by your responsible financial actions. Eliminate the materialistic society we find ourselves in presently.

Schools: Teach children in Reality Economics.

Government: Live within your means. The U.S. is being bled dry financially with record deficits thanks to Bush, his wars and his past Republican majority Congress (pork), using taxpayers $$$ as their own piggy bank!

Change is a desperate need - legislators who spend $$$ for the good of all schools, roads and bridges, environment, and rescue SS/Medicare. Elect a president and legislators who think morally and put out to pasture any who think Bush war-like militarily.

The U.S. finds itself in crisis on all fronts. Financially, consumers find prices up (oil/gas/food). Bush and his government's motto is "SAVE financial institutions" and "Consumers, you are on your own"!

Julie Kilpatrick
Hanover, IL

Heartland Pet Welfare Fundraiser

On behalf of the Heartland Pet Walfare Board of Directors, I would like to express our sincere thanks to individuals and businesses throughout the county who participated in our "Have A Heart" paws fundraising project. Those funds plus monies collected in the change cans during the past six weeks totaled $456.28. We have designated all of this money for spay/neuter assistance to pet owners who contact us. Only through responsible pet ownership and spay/neuter can we help to control the pet population. Please call 815/244-6543 for further information. heartland Pet Welfare is a not-for-profit/no-kill shelter for homeless cats located at 2720 Wacker Road in Savanna.

Sue Gerlach
HPW President

Senate Week In Review:

A view from the Illinois Senate Republican Press Office - April 7-11, 2008

SPRINGFIELD ­ Facing an upcoming deadline, the Illinois Senate spent much of the week approving and amending legislation, including a measure that would provide financial relief for Illinois families through an annual sales tax holiday on school supplies and clothing, according to State Sen. Tim Bivins (R-Dixon).

Senate Bill 2892 creates an annual sales tax holiday on school supplies, shoes and apparel that would begin the first Friday in August and continue through the following Sunday. Bivins is sponsoring the legislation to help parents afford the increasing cost of school-related supplies and clothing, and would apply to clothing or shoes that cost $200 or less and computers $3,000 and less. Senate Bill 2892 only affects the state's 6.25% sales tax rate. Local municipalities may opt to do a tax holiday of their own, but are not required to do so. The bill is now awaiting consideration by the House of Representatives.

Republican lawmakers are also pushing the Illinois Department of Agriculture to hold off on a program that could jeopardize 4-H and other livestock exhibitors. The lawmakers have urged the Department to reverse a decision to make participation in a national "Premises ID" program mandatory in Illinois. The Department had required participation in the program as a condition to exhibit livestock. However, many exhibitors rent space for their animals on other farms and cannot always secure the cooperation of that farmer to register, which would leave the exhibitors unable to participate in the shows at county fairs and the two state fairs.

Also this week, the Governor signed legislation that would allow Illinois to sidestep the federal Presidential Electoral College, in an effort to ensure that the President is elected by national popular vote. House Bill 1685 would allow Illinois to remove its electoral votes from the federal Electoral College, and dedicate its electoral votes to the presidential candidate who received the most votes nationwide.

Many other states would have to pass similar legislation before the new law would take effect. The number of states that have approved the agreement would have to be equivalent to 270 electoral votes, or the number needed to win the presidency. Currently, Illinois, Maryland and New Jersey are the only states that have adopted the national popular vote compact.

In other business, the Senate approved legislation that would provide financial relief for adoptive parents, who are often dealt a financial blow by the high costs associated with adopting a child. Recent estimates show that adoption costs can often be more than $20,000. Senate Bill 2282 would create an adoptive parent income tax deduction for adoption fees, court costs, attorney fees and other expenses that are not typically reimbursed.

Illinois hospitals will also see some financial assistance, as they will be eligible to capture an additional $470 million in federal Medicaid funding over the next three years under the provisions of a new law signed April 8. Bivins said Senate Bill 1863 is part of a three-year agreement that allows the state to collect federal Medicaid dollars to reimburse the state for its required payments under the hospital assessment fund.

Another measure signed into law April 8 will benefit small fire departments and fire protection districts. Senate Bill 775 establishes the Small Fire-fighting Equipment Grant Program, which will allow qualified fire departments and fire protection districts to purchase smaller pieces of equipment such as turnout-gear, air packs, thermal imaging cameras, "Jaws of Life" and other small pieces of equipment. The new law also authorizes the transfer of $15 million from the Fire Prevention Fund to provide the start-up funding for the new program. The loan program will also be funded with an appropriation from increased traffic fines starting with the Fiscal Year 2009 budget, which begins on July 1, 2008.

Other legislation approved this week by the Senate includes:

Child care subsidies (SB 898) ­ Increases the income eligibility for child care subsidies from 185 percent of the federal poverty level to 200 percent.

Cooperative Work Study (SB 1982) ­ Amends the Cooperative Work Study grant program to include professions where there are critical workforce skills shortages.

Property tax freeze (SB 2072) ­ Amends the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption to include persons with disabilities.

Disabled Persons Transportation (SB 1920) ­ Persons with disabilities will be allowed to ride on Regional Transportation Authority buses for free, dependent on their income levels.

Identity theft (SB 2845) ­ Requires the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to publish a consumer fact sheet about identity theft insurance.

Accident report research (SB 2391) ­ Allows the Department of Transportation to furnish accident reports to local agencies that are conducting traffic research.

Crisis Nursery checkoff (SB 2227) ­ Creates a state income tax checkoff to help citizens donate to the Crisis Nursery Fund.

Railroad crossings (SB 2009) ­ Requires the installation of yield signs at all railroad crossings that are not equipped with flashing lights and crossing gates.

Renewable fuels grants (SB 2861) ­ Amends the Renewable Fuels Development Program Act to provide that facilities producing gasohol or majority blended ethanol fuel shall receive a grant equal to 10¢ per gallon of annual production capacity, not to exceed $10 million per facility.

Sex offender penalties (SB 2049) ­ Increases the penalty for criminal sexual assault to a Class 1 felony for repeat offenders.

State Police qualifications (SB 2429) ­ Establishes that veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan military campaigns who received an honorable military discharge are deemed to have met the collegiate educational requirements may meet the collegiate educational requirements for State Police officers.

Financial literacy (SB 2098) ­ Allows the State Treasurer to begin a financial literacy program for Illinois citizens. It also provides for a grant and scholarship program.

Vietnam veterans (SB 2682) ­ Allows Vietnam veterans who were honorably discharged from service to receive a high school diploma from the local school board.

War on Terror Memorial (SB 2302) ­ Allows a private entity to construct a memorial dedicated to Veterans of the War on Terror on a portion of state-owned land in Springfield's Oak Ridge Cemetery.

Capitol Fax

Rich Miller's commentary on State Government

House Speaker Michael Madigan told a firefighters group last week that he, Governor Rod Blagojevich and Senate President Emil Jones are engaged in a "civil war," and that "no prisoners" are being taken.

This isn't exactly a particularly unique insight. The fight between Madigan and the Blagojevich/Jones alliance started long ago and has been vicious, mean and hurtful to a whole lot of innocent bystanders. It resulted in an eleven-month session last year, along with numerous lawsuits, special sessions and hordes of unresolved issues. I've heard it called a "civil war" before, and it's obvious that nobody is taking prisoners. It's a fight to the end.

But it's rare that a politician will state things publicly in such a stark manner, so when he does you can easily get the idea that the situation might be even worse than you thought. And if that's the case, then we're in for some true nastiness.

Madigan went through a long list of complaints for the firefighters.

The speaker is still hugely upset over the broken state budget deal last year. Not since the legislative leaders began negotiating the state budget behind closed doors has the deal been broken as it was last year, when Senate President Jones refused to override the governor's surprise veto of projects for Madigan's members after promising Madigan to his face that he would override all vetoes. As Madigan told me weeks ago, he hadn't yet spoken to Jones about the incident, but when he does, he said, he will tell Jones: "You only get one big lie."

You may recall that the governor's administration also fired the wife of Madigan's chief of staff, dumped a Madigan ally as a lobbyist for the Illinois Finance Authority because he was "too close" to the Speaker, brutally slashed the budget for the Illinois Arts Council, which is chaired by Madigan's wife, and bused in protesters who booed Madigan during his annual speech at the State Fair last summer, among plenty of other things.

Despite all this, the governor's office seemed taken aback by Madigan's remarks last week. Madigan's bold words gave the governor some deep insight into what's really going on in Madigan's mind, and a preview of what may be to come: lots more trouble.

Last week, Madigan expanded the playing field to include the House Republicans, who had been going along with much of Madigan's agenda.

Madigan, who is also the state Democratic Party chairman, has become convinced that House Republican Leader Tom Cross is somehow in cahoots with Democratic Gov. Blagojevich, and he took some extreme action last week to punish Cross for his perceived disloyalty.

On Monday, Madigan unveiled a Democratic candidate against state Rep. Skip Saviano, an influential Republican legislator from Elmwood Park.

Saviano has been a friend and ally of Madigan's for years. Back in 1997, for instance, Madigan took the rare step of appointing Saviano to a committee chairmanship, even though Saviano's Republicans were in the minority. They've always been close, and Saviano has been an effective go-between in the ongoing "civil war." He can talk to just about anybody, but Madigan apparently thought he had strayed too far towards the governor's position.

The move against Saviano stunned the Statehouse, which was probably the point.

Then, Madigan pushed two very anti-Republican bills to the fore. One would reestablish straight party voting in Illinois, which the Republicans eliminated after they lost the House to Madigan in 1996. Considering the very real probability that Barack Obama will be at the top of the ticket this November, straight party voting could imperil a whole bunch of suburban Republican incumbents.

The other proposal would reinstate another law that the Republicans got rid of during their two-year hold on total power. The first bill on the Republican agenda in 1995 was repealing the Structural Work Act, which allowed injured construction workers to sue someone besides their own employers. Business groups hated the law, and now Madigan wants to bring it back.

A pal of mine said he planned to talk to Madigan about Saviano and the rest of the speaker's new agenda, but had some real fears that Madigan might then turn on him. He's right. And the same thing goes for the other two main characters in this drama, Blagojevich and Jones. If you're not with them all the way, then you're against them, and God help you if that's the case. It's why nothing gets resolved. Nobody can mediate this war.

Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax, a daily political newsletter, and thecapitolfaxblog.com.

Capitol Report

By Jim Sacia,State Representative, 89th District

Many said it wouldn't happen, but it did thanks to a gutsy legislator. My good friend Jack Franks (D-Woodstock) introduced House Joint Resolution 28 that provides for the recall of state elected officials, including the governor. It required a 3/5ths super majority vote to pass the House and the smart money was betting it would not receive the required 71 votes. It received 75.

Now the question is will it be called in the Senate? My opinion is absolutely not, due to Senate President Emil Jones's close relationship with the Governor. The fact that it passed the House does however send a strong wake-up call. People throughout the state are simply fed up with inefficient and ineffective government.

Anti-gun bills initiated by Chicago Mayor Richard Daley are coming at us hot and heavy. House Bill 4393 sponsored by a great colleague and friend, Representative Luis Arroyo (D-Chicago), argued the importance of limiting handgun purchases throughout Illinois to one gun per person per month. The bill was defeated, but Representative Arroyo received enough votes to put it on "postponed consideration", which means we'll see it again in a few weeks.

Representative Deborah Graham (D-Oak Park) is also a good friend, despite the fact that philosophically we are in two different worlds. She introduced House Bill 371 which would make it unlawful to store a firearm in a residence where anyone lives who is both under the age of 18 and doesn't possess a FOID card. We beat it back, Democrats and Republicans alike, but again it received enough votes to be placed on "postponed consideration" so we will see it again, too.

The Governor himself was working the roll call on the Graham bill, calling, before the vote, members he thought may be "on the fence" and trying to convince them to support the anti-gun legislation. My seat-mate Sid Mathias (R-Buffalo Grove) received one of the calls. I asked him if he thought I would get one as well and he said "Let's face it Sacia, you are not on the fence." I couldn't agree more and the call never came.

Mayor Daley sponsored a huge rally just last week in Chicago to stop the gun violence in our schools. He is right, especially in Chicago where the gang shootings are terrible. The very night of the rally a young high school student was beaten to death with a baseball bat. The General Assembly has got to stop passing "feel good" legislation just so we can go home to our constituents and say "Oh, see the good that we did." These bills will not slow down the killing one bit. We need to nurture and raise our children and enforce the laws we already have on the books.

The worst travesty this country ever saw cost nearly 3,500 lives and four airliners were used as the weapons of destruction. Last year in the eastern United States, a crazed young man intentionally drove his car into a crowd of students critically injuring 10. Where is the outcry to limit or ban airliners, baseball bats or automobiles?

As always, you can reach me, Sally or Barb at 815/232-0774 or e-mail us at jimsacia@aeroinc.net. You can also visit my website at www.jimsacia.com. It's always a pleasure to hear from you.

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